Der Kontakt mit der Reinheitskultur ist bei Trauma-Überlebenden mit größerer sexueller Scham verbunden. Diese Forschung unterstreicht den tiefgreifenden Einfluss, den bestimmte religiöse Schriften auf die psychische Genesung und das sexuelle Wohlbefinden haben können.
Purity culture exposure linked to higher sexual shame in trauma survivors
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**Purity culture exposure linked to higher sexual shame in trauma survivors**
A recent study published in [*The Journal of Sex Research*](https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2026.2653785) suggests that exposure to strict religious sexual teachings can increase feelings of sexual shame, particularly for people who have survived sexual violence. The findings indicate that both childhood exposure to and adult acceptance of purity culture messages uniquely contribute to how individuals view themselves sexually after a nonconsensual experience. This research highlights the deep impact that specific religious scripts can have on psychological recovery and sexual well-being.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2026.2653785
that is to be expected, purity culture goes against a completely normal and natural human behavior
the thing is, that in religious cults were purity culture is heavely promoted, sexual abuse is extremely rampant, so one could argue that purity culture is a form of control to silence victims, to the benefit of abusers, it fits extremely well
purity culture itselfs also seems mostly targeted at women for some reason, while there is a light form of it targeted at men ( masturbation ) women in general get shamed for sexual behavior and the same sexual behavior is normalized ( even encouraged ) for men, to this day
even from an STD standpoint, its doesnt really make sense that purity culture is aimed at a specific gender, i really wonder why it was even invented in the first place
Cults use shame as a weapon to keep people compliant.
I have been working on deconstructing my shame having been raised in a conservative community and also being a recent victim of SA. It’s kind of crazy how much shame is like a core pillar of my behavior. I’ve been really struggling at work lately because I think 90% of my ability to get work done was because of shame motivation
It’s really something people need to internalize about rape and sexual assault; people are traumatized by the event and then again by having to come out about the event to people. We have a term for it: revictimization. Fighting against our current ideas of virginity, purity, and “broken”ness, as well as empowering sexual liberation has been proven time and time again to be the best ways to prevent revictimization, but it involves modifying our morals around sex and people are absolutely unwilling to do it.
Shifting our ideas of virginity to something that can only be given through consent and never taken through rape will do wonders for Christian sexual assault survivors.
Yes, purity culture is horrific and needs to be treated like leprosy, shunned from all aspects of society.
religion is a curse on humanity
Hitchens said it best, ‚Religion poisons everything‘.
More click bait instead of real science news.
Makes sense. Victims are constantly shamed for their choices, no matter what they were, while perpetrators often get forgiven because they „could not help themselves“ and „it was one mistake that should not ruin a person’s life.“
I’ve read a long time ago that people instinctively distance themselves from the victim because they believe that if they avoid whatever it was that the victim did, they can protect themselves from being a victim themselves. Blaming the victim is supposed to feel „empowering“ because it implies that a victim could theoretically have control over what happens to them when they are assaulted.